Sara Flores embraces Dior lady Art as a global platform for showcasing an ancestral art form
The new series of Dior Talks – hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman – is dedicated to the eagerly anticipated ninth edition of Dior Lady Art. Eleven global artists have been invited to transform the iconic Lady Dior handbag into a unique piece of art.In the latest episode, Peruvian artist Sara Flores approaches the Lady Dior as a global canvas to promote Kené, the ancient visual language of the Shipibo-Conibo people, indigenous to the Ucayali River in the Peruvian Amazon. Traditionally applied as body painting and on ceramic and textiles intended for clothing, using local plant-based pigments such as turmeric and annatto, the painstaking artistic practice of Kené is passed down by mothers to daughters. Flores’ intricate geometric paintings of labyrinths, images that come to her in visions triggered by psychoactive plants grown in the jungle, reflect the complex interconnected web of life found within the Amazonian rainforest. For Dior Lady Art, Flores celebrates the traditions of her people with two unique handbags directly inspired by her Kené designs, crafted from vegan pineapple leather and tocuyo cotton hand-painted with vegetal dyes. The first, a medium-sized model, features a handle adorned with a cosmic serpent, its surface sparkling with a constellation of black beads, while the second, a mini bag, is embellished with a maze of shimmering silver gems. Also embroidered with a serpentine motif, the bags convey the concept of spiritual healing through the intentional paths traced by the strokes. These remarkable pieces do more than just captivate the eye, they engage the senses, shedding light on the enduring legacy of ancient cultural traditions as they carry a message of respect for the natural world. Download the episode to learn more about Sara Flores’ universe and the Dior Lady Art experience.Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.
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Liang Yuanwei embraces experimental design for Dior Lady Art
The new series of Dior Talks – hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman – is dedicated to the eagerly anticipated ninth edition of Dior Lady Art. Eleven global artists have been invited to transform the iconic Lady Dior handbag into a unique piece of art.Our latest guest, the celebrated Chinese artist Liang Yuanwei, takes the bag’s status as an emblem of artisanal craftsmanship with rich cultural connotations to new heights, interweaving references to her impasto “Golden Notes” series and Ru ware from the Song dynasty. Blending ancient and new techniques, her captivating Lady Dior resembles a porcelain object, with the artist’s textured brushstrokes evoking crackles in the glaze. Layered with symbolism, the bag’s edges in antique gold metal echo traditional gilding techniques, while its color recalls the signature celadon green shade of Ru ware.Its creation required a series of painstaking processes. The artist’s calligraphic brushstrokes, which differ in power and do not overlay the other, were reproduced in resin using a 3D printing process before being broken into pieces, like a puzzle, and then recomposed on a velvet base.Download the episode to learn more about the artist’s fascinating Dior Lady Art journey and how this experimental process, and collaborating with the House’s artisans, has impacted her creative approach.Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.
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Vaughn Spann Transposes His Artistic Universe Onto the Lady Dior
The new series of Dior Talks – hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman – is dedicated to the eagerly anticipated ninth edition of Dior Lady Art. Eleven global artists have been invited to transform the iconic Lady Dior handbag into a unique piece of art.For our latest guest, the American artist Vaughn Spann, collaborating on Dior Lady Art meant a change of scale. Adopting a conceptual approach, the New Jersey-based talent recalibrated details from a selection of his monumental works for three distinctive day-to-night variations of the Lady Dior that capture the signature otherworldly colors, materiality and feel of the original works.Spann’s color-blocked red and black “Flame” Lady Dior has a richly textured, fiery, volcanic feel, while for the “Dalmatian” design, gridded, spotted abstractions offer a graphic twist on the bag’s signature motifs. Meanwhile, for his “Marked Man” Lady Dior, a giant opaque “X” motif floats on a sheer pink plexiglass base topped by a retro briefcase handle, playfully blurring masculine-feminine codes. Embodying a cross-pollination of fashion and art, the contemporary creations are designed to accompany the wearer on different occasions, whether to a gala, a nightclub or on a ski trip, offering the opportunity to live with the artist’s paintings in a more compact and intimate way.Download the episode to learn more about Spann’s universe and Dior Lady Art journey.Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.
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Duy Anh Nhan Duc Transforms the Lady Dior into a Portable Garden
The new series of Dior Talks – hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman – is dedicated to the eagerly anticipated ninth edition of Dior Lady Art. Eleven global artists have been invited to transform the iconic Lady Dior handbag into a unique piece of art.A lover of nature like Monsieur Dior himself, our latest guest is the Vietnam-born, Paris-based artist Duy Anh Nhan Duc, a green-fingered poet who creates ethereal installations composed of common weeds and wildflowers, forming the essence of his enchanting universe. The artist collects them near his studio in Le Pré-Saint-Gervais, focusing on the “forgotten plants” that push through the cracks of sidewalks – the type he would play with as a child – from salsifies, thistles and wheat to clover and dandelion puffballs that, when blown, disperse into an explosion of seeds. He then painstakingly dries them in his studio to use in his works, weaving a fascinating dialogue from the cycles of life, focusing on the fragility of the moment.For Dior Lady Art, the artist imprints his passion for wild plants onto a pristine white Lady Dior, fusing organic simplicity with virtuoso elegance. A profusion of plants embossed into vegan leather is enhanced by delicate embroidery, while in lieu of the iconic cannage quilting, a delicate wire trellis is partly exposed, symbolizing a garden that is open to all. Adorned with contrasting golden branches crafted from gilded metal, the bag also contains a hidden surprise: the secret talisman of a gold-embellished dandelion, captured in a drop of resin for all eternity.Download the episode to learn more about Duy Anh Nhan Duc’s remarkable vegetal artistry.Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.
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Duy Anh Nhan Duc transforme le Lady Dior en un jardin nomade
La nouvelle série Dior Talks, présentée par la journaliste parisienne Katya Foreman, met à l'honneur la très attendue neuvième édition de Dior Lady Art. Pour l’occasion, onze artistes de renommée internationale ont été invités à réinterpréter l’emblématique sac Lady Dior et à en faire une œuvre d’art unique.Passionné de nature, tout comme Monsieur Dior, notre invité est l’artiste Duy Anh Nhan Duc, né au Vietnam et installé à Paris. Véritable poète botanique, il crée des installations éthérées en utilisant des mauvaises herbes et des fleurs sauvages, capturant l’essence d’un univers enchanteur. L’artiste récolte ces plantes oubliées autour de son atelier au Pré-Saint-Gervais, celles qui poussent entre les fissures des trottoirs et qui rappellent les jeux de son enfance. Parmi elles, salsifis, chardons, blé, trèfles et akènes de pissenlit qui, lorsqu’on souffle dessus, s’envolent en une myriade de graines. Ces végétaux sont ensuite minutieusement séchés dans son atelier avant d’être intégrés à ses œuvres, dans une exploration fascinante des cycles de la vie et de la fragilité de l’instant présent.Pour Dior Lady Art, l’artiste a transposé sa passion des plantes sauvages sur un Lady Dior immaculé, alliant simplicité organique et élégance virtuose. Une profusion de plantes en relief orne le cuir vegan, rehaussée par des broderies délicates. En lieu et place du cannage emblématique, un treillis métallique finement travaillé symbolise un jardin ouvert à tous. Le sac se pare également de branches dorées en métal précieux et cache un secret : un talisman unique, une graine de pissenlit dorée et préservée à jamais dans une goutte de résine.Découvrez cet épisode pour plonger dans l’univers fascinant de l’art végétal de Duy Anh Nhan Duc.Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.
Dior Talks* is delighted to introduce its latest podcast series dedicated to the Dior Lady
Art project. Tune in to hear the stories and inspirations behind a new round of artist
interpretations of the House’s iconic Lady Dior bag.
An iconic object of desire with an extraordinary destiny that continues to be shaped by
concepts and events forever transcending the boundaries of innovation and
inventiveness. Thus, since 2016, for the Dior Lady Art project, the house has given
international artists carte blanche to revisit this exceptional bag, which is then
transformed into a dream canvas onto which they transpose their vision, their universe,
their singularity.
For this ninth edition, Sara Flores, Jeffrey Gibson, Huang Yuxing, Liang Yuanwei, Danielle
Mckinney, Duy Anh Nhan Duc, Hayal Pozanti, Faith Ringgold, Vaughn Spann, Anna
Weyant and Woo Kukwon each take their turn in appropriating the Lady Dior as a
fascinating emblem of poetic metamorphosis.
An alchemical combination of Dior’s heritage and creative freedom, resonating like an
ode to passion and the world’s cultures.
*An exceptional series hosted by the Paris-based fashion journalist Katya Foreman.
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